Carton structure



, Feb. zo, 1940.v 1 jw. REAUME 2,191,180

CARTON STRUCTURE Filed March 28, 1938 awr'ezzce I4( edzzme.

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v Patented Feb. 20, 1940 l I UNITED sTATss PATENT orslcs cAa'roN sraUcrUaE Lawrence W. Resume, Monroe, Mich., assignor to River Raisin Paper Company, Monroe, Mich., a corporation of Michigan Anuman Merch 2s, 193s, serai No. 198.384 s calms. (c1. 22a-L23) The present invention relates to cartons of the a bottom wall I4, a side wall I5, a half top memtype which are formed from cardboard or other ber l5, and a top flap I1. The side walls I3 and laminated paper material, and particularly to I5 are provided, respectively, with end aps I8 cartons of the type mentioned which are adapted' andA I3; and the bottom wall I4 'is provided with .6' to hold beverage bottles and the like.4 Such carcorresponding flapsZII. When the sheet of ma- 6 tons are subjected to rough usage and are reterial is folded into the form shown in Fig. 3, it is turned to the bottler and repeatedly used. When seen that a substantial portion ofthe box strucfllled with bottles containing a fluid, the conture is provided inea relatively simple manner. tents of the carton are quite heavy, and it is es'- Another body portion of the carton, generally .'l0` sential that the carton have sumcient strength indicated at 22, is also preferably formed of a 10 to sustain the entire load vand withstand the single sheet of laminated paper or cardboard rough usage to which it is subjected for asubprovided with a plurality of parallel crease lines stantial length of time. which divide the sheet of material into an end One of'the principal objects of the present inwall 23, a bottom wall 24, and an end wall 25.

vention is to provide an improved carton of the The end walls are also provided at their upper 15 type mentioned which is simple in construction, edges with a pair of flaps 25 and 21 for a purpose and so designed that it will readily withstand to be described hereinafter. Y rough usage for a considerable length of time. Alongitudinal partition member, generally in- Another object of the invention is to provide a dicated at 35, is Vprovided which extends longicarton formed of arelatively few parts which may tudinally of the box midway of the sides. 'I'his 20 I be 'readily assembled and in which each of the partition member is preferably formed of a single parts is, relatively simple to manufacture. sheet of laminated paper material and is folded Another object of the invention is to provide a along its lower edge 3| to provide a pair of spaced, carton o f the type mentioned which has a dou-ble adjacent .partition members 32 and 33. These thickness bottom, thereby providing a strong and partition members 32 and 33 are preferably folded 25 rugged construction. along their upper edges to provide downwardly A further object of the invention is to provide directed flaps 34 and 35. The flaps 34 and 35 are an improved means in a carton ofthe type menspaced vfrom each other to leave a space therebetioned for securing the cover lparts in closed retween longitudinally of the partition member 30 lation. for the reception of the top flaps II and I1 when 80 Other objects of the invention will become apthe top halves I2 and I5 are in their closed posiparent from the following specification, the drawtion. 4 A

' ing relating thereto, and from the claims herein- The ends Iof the partition member 32 are proafter set forth. vided with a pair of iiaps 35, one at each end; and

In the drawing in which like numerals are used the ends of the partition members 33 are pro- 35 to designate like parts in the several views vided with similar iiaps 31.`These.aps are bent throughout; at right-angles tothe partition 30 into the plane Figure 1 is a perspective view of a carton strucof the end walls 23 and 25,'whereupon the iiaps 25 v ture embodying features of the present invenand 21 are folded over the iiaps 35 and 31 and se- 40 tion; cured by means of staples 39 to the naps and the -40 Fig'. 2 is a perspective view of certain of the end walls proper. .The partition member serves parts forming the carton illustrated in Fig. 1; to brace or strengthen thecarton, as it is of four Fig. 3 is a perspective view of another part thicknesses along its top, and also serves as a.4 forming the carton structure illustrated in Fig. 1; v simple and eilective means for retaining the top Fig. 4 is an enlarged crossrsectional-view taken members `I2 and I5 closed by providing a pocket 4,5 substantially along the line 4-4 of Fig.`1; and within which the flaps II and I-1 are received.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged, fragmentary cross-sec- Hand holes 44 are provided through the end tional view taken substantially along the line walls 23 and 25, and\alsoV through the flaps 35 5-5 of Fig. 1. and 31 so as to provide openings through which Referring to the drawing, one body portion of hands may be inserted for the ready transporta- 50 the carton, generally indicated at l0, is prefertion ofthe carton. I ,v ably formed of a singlesheet of laminated paper In assembling the member 22 with the member or cardboard provided'w'ith a plurality of crease I5 to complete the box structure, the member 22 lines which divide the sheet of material into a is placed within the member I0 so that the bottom u top 'ap II, ahalftop member I2, a side wall I3,v 24 is superimposed on the bottom I4. When in I the carton may be provided with the usual in terlocking, transverse and longitudnial partition members to .divide the interior of the box into a plurality of compartments, each of which is adapted to receive a single bottle or receptacle.

Formal changes may be made in the specific embodiments of the invention, without departing from the spirit and substance of the invention,

the scope of which is commensurate with the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A cardboard carton having side walls, end walls and a ,bottom wall connected together to form a box structure, top closure members connected to said side walls respectively having flaps along their inner edges, a longitudinally extending partition member connected to said end walls, said partition member being formed of a single sheet of material folded upon itself and so constructed as to provide an upwardly opening pocket longitudinally thereof, said pocket being adapted to receive said flaps to hold said top closure members closed.

2. In a cardboard carton constructioma first member forming side walls, top closure members and a bottom wall, said side walls and said bottom wall being provided with inturned flaps, said top closure members being provided with flaps along their inner edges, a second member forming end walls and a bottom, said members being arranged to provide a box structure with one of said bottom walls superimposed on the outer bottom wall to thereby provide a double bottom, said inturned flaps being connected to said end walls, a longitudinally extending partition member connected to said end walls, said partition member being formed of a single sheet of material folded upon itself and so constructed as to provide an upwardly extending, longitudinal pocket therein, said pocket being adapted to receive said aps to retain said top closure members in closed position.

3. A cardboard carton having side walls, end

Walls, and a bottom wall connected together to form a. box structure, a longitudinally extending partition member connected to said end walls to brace said carton, said partition member being formed of a single sheet of material folded upon itself and so constructed as to provide an upwardly opening pocket longitudinally thereof, the upper edges of said member being turned upon themselves so that said partition member is of four thicknesses along its upper edge and provides said upwardly opening pocket.

LAWRENCE W. REAULIE. 

